Blankbottle Little William 2022

With an alcohol of 13%, the wine is stylistically more towards Pinot Noir than Syrah. An awesome, super elegant wine.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Syrah. 750 meters above sea-level Ceres Plateaux grapes in sandstone soil. Vines trained according to the vertical shoot positioning method on a traditional 3 wire trellis system.

Taste Profile: For those of you that like Pinot Noir-styled wines, this is the closest Syrah to this youll find. Light in colour with mouth quenching acidity, this wine clearly demonstrates true terrior. A key theme in most of Pieter’s wines. The palate is bright and fresh with red fruit, balanced out with a silky refreshing finish.

Winemaking Process: All the grapes were fermented 100% whole bunch. This means that whole clusters of grapes were chucked into the tank, not removing stems/stalks, retaining as much of the terroir/vineyard as possible. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation and was left on the skins for 2 weeks – pressed into older French oak barrels and aged for a year.